Detached house for sale in Valley Farm, Charndon, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX27

Diverse smallholding with well presented farmhouse

Description
<b>Description</b>
Valley Farm is an attractive and versatile village property offering income generation opportunities alongside smallholding and equestrian facilities. The property includes a distinctive 4 bedroom farmhouse, annexe comprising home office and garage, a secondary 2 bedroom annexe, stables and an extensive range of farm buildings and workshops, set in approximately 14.67 acres (5.94 hectares). Valley Farm is offered for sale as a whole by private treaty, with vacant possession on completion.

<b>Valley Farmhouse</b>
A charming red brick farmhouse dating back to the 1800s, set back from the road in the heart of Charndon. The house is not listed and has been tastefully renovated to suit modern living, whilst enhancing its period features such as exposed original timber beams. There is a light and contemporary kitchen and breakfast room, boot room and utility room, dining room, dual aspect living room with wood burning stove, conservatory room and downstairs WC. The master suite bedroom has wonderful views over the garden and land, and there are four further bedrooms with a family bathroom. The house extends to approximately 2,742 sq.ft.

The farmhouse garden is principally laid to lawn with a number of mature trees. There is a front garden with flower beds and steps leading up to the front door. To the rear of the farmhouse is a patio and BBQ area for entertaining. To the bottom of the garden lies a vegetable garden, with raised beds, greenhouse and polytunnel and small pond.

Originally an annexe to the house, the Black Barn has been more recently been used as a home office. On the ground floor, there is a single garage with electric roller shutter door, WC, kitchen and store. On the first floor is an open plan space, currently used as a home office. There is an external staircase to the garden.

Situated in the garden to the rear of the house is the Stable Annexe. Formerly a stable block, the timber building has been converted and extended to create ancillary accommodation comprising two one bedroom annexes. Each unit comprises a double bedroom, bathroom and open plan kitchen/living area with log burners. One unit has French doors onto its own private garden.

<b>Farm Buildings/Workshops</b>
Accessed via a separate entrance to the house, there are a number of farm buildings and workshops across the property that have been used in connection with the Vendor’s agricultural and construction business. There is also a stable block comprising six loose boxes, feed store and tack room, and adjacent to the stable block, a former 20m x 40m outdoor arena.

Location
Valley Farm is situated in the hamlet of Charndon near Bicester in north Buckinghamshire.
Charndon has a community centre and playing field, with nearby Grebe Lake and Calvert Jubilee Nature Reserve offering walks, wildlife and sailing at Great Moor Sailing Club.
There is a range of amenities found in the nearby village of Marsh Gibbon including a post office and shop, primary school, church, village hall and two public houses.
More comprehensive facilities can be found in nearby Bicester including a wide variety of supermarkets (Tesco, Sainsburys and Marks & Spencer), schools, leisure facilities and the Bicester Village retail centre.
The property benefits from good access to the national road network via Junction 9 Wendlebury Interchange of the M40/A34. A mainline train service can be found at Bicester North or Bicester Village with regular services to London Marylebone (from 46 minutes) and Birmingham Moor Street (from 1 hour 12 minutes).

Acreage:
14.67 Acres



Additional Info
In April 2022, planning permission ref: 21/04877/app was granted for the erection of a garage/carport with log store and ancillary accommodation above.
In December 2022, planning permission was granted under decision notice ref: 22/03208/app for demolition of the existing field shelter and change of use of agricultural land to domestic garden land, to allow the construction of a swimming pool and erection of changing facilities, plant/storage rooms and gym.
A neighbouring parcel of land south of Valley Farm on the High Street has planning permission for 5 houses (ref: 20/00103/ref).
The whole property falls within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (nvz).
The Vendors reserve rights of holdover for the storage of hay and machinery in certain buildings for up to three months from the date of completion.
The property is sold subject to a third party right of way over the area hatched brown on the plan. A footpath crosses the land as shown on the sale plan.
Viewings strictly by appointment with Savills on or .